Following groundswell of public protests and online petitions, prosecutors dropped murder charges, granted her bail, and charged her with a lesser offense of "intentional assault".
According to the media, Deng Yujiao's murder charge was changed to intentional assault, most likely following massive public pressure from internet users who hailed her as a heroine.
The establishment of the close connection test has produced different results in cases of intentional assault, as demonstrated in Mattis v Pollock.
After two hours we unanimously found the defendant guilty of reckless assault and a weapons charge, and cleared him of intentional assault.
Imagine for a moment that tonight you were the victim of a premeditated, intentional assault.
Mr. Sheinman was acquitted of two other misdemeanor counts, intentional assault and attempted assault.
The Penal Law, in addition to outlawing intentional assault and homicide, contains sections outlawing negligent assault and homicide.
The jury found Mr. Chronis not guilty of intentional assault.
Mr. Barrow was acquitted of the two most serious charges against him: attempted murder and intentional assault in the first degree.
These include the age of the suspect(s), their relationship to the victim(s), and whether the act could be considered an intentional assault.